⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:01 · SAC 12-9 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:17 · SAC 77-88 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 9:16 · SAC 70-83 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Seth Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · SAC 118-124 DAL
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · SAC 120-126 DAL
- Missed FT
Seth Curry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · SAC 123-127 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
